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MESSAGE    OF    THE    PRESIDENT. 

Richmond,  Va.,  Dec.  15,  1864. 

To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives : 

I  herewith  transmit  for  your  consideration,  a  communicatioa 
from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  relative  to  certain  transfers 
of  appropriations  required  in  connection  witli  the  service  of  his^ 
Department. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS, 


LETTER  OF  SECRETARY  OF  TREASURY- 


Treasury  Department, 

December  12,  1864. 

To  the  President  : 


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Sir:  1  have  the  honor  to  enclose  lierewith,  (in  duplicate)  to  be 
submitted  to  Congress,  a  statement  showing  certain  transfers  of 
appropriations  required  in  connection  with  the  service  of  this  De- 
partment. These  transfers  are  necessary  to  meet  expenditures 
accruing  under  the  head  named,  and  accruing  to  tlie  31st  of  the 
present  month.  It  is  desirable  that  early  action  be  had  in  tlie- 
matter. 

1  am,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

G.  A.  TREXHOLM, 

Secretary  of  tlie  Treasury.. 


TRANSFERS  OF  APPROPRIATIONS  required  for  the  ser- 
Ticc  of  the  Treasury  Department,  to  December  31,  1864. 

From  appropriation. 
"For  payment  of  interest  on  the  public  debt,"  $110,000  00 

To  appropriations,  to-wit : 
"For  transmission  of  Confederate  States  funds,"  $100,000  00 

For  compensation  of  clerks  employed  in  detecting 
persons  employed  in  preparing  and  passing  forg- 
ed Treasury  notes,  5,000  00 
For  travelling  and  other  expenses  incident  to  detect- 
ing persons  employed  in  preparing  and  passing 
forged  Treasury  notes,  5,000  00 


$110,000  00 


Also  : 

From  appropriations,  fo-wit  : 
"For  engraring   and  printing  Treasury  notes,  and 

paper  for  the  same,"  $30,000  00 

"For  rent  of  the  President's  house,"  1.002  30 


$31,002  30 


To  apptnpriation. 
"For  rent  of  Executive  Buildings  and  President's 

House,"  $31,002  30 


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